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(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- Trimble and FARO have signed an OEM and distribution agreement for 3D laser scanners. Under the agreement, FARO will provide Trimble with an OEM-differentiated product based on its successful FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D platform. Trimble will offer the OEM product throughout…
(PLX: Deer Park, NY) -- PLX Inc., a designer and manufacturer of unique optical instruments and systems, has developed a ball-mounted hollow retroreflector (BMR) made of ceramic to be used in nonmagnetic environments.
The ceramic BMR is available in two center accuracies within 0.0005 in. and…
(Carl Zeiss: Maple Grove, MN) -- Carl Zeiss has announced a new entrustment agreement to support Dunwoody College of Technology, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with two Zeiss coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and CALYPSO metrology software. Two of Dunwoody’s programs, Engineering Drafting…
(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- InHelp, the new inspection data management and reporting software for Olympus IPLEX videoscopes, streamlines many aspects of on-site remote visual inspections. The software greatly improves work efficiency and simplifies inspections by organizing stored images on the…
Since W. Edwards Deming and the quality revolution, numerous quality management software systems have emerged during the past several decades. However, the quality software market in general has been ill-defined, making it difficult for quality professionals to discuss the space and compare vendors…
With China’s electronics manufacturing industry developing in leaps and bounds each year, the country has become a hub for this industry. Yet with this ascent comes a multitude of new challenges.
Rapid technological development, pressure from rising operational costs, and growing demand for…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a global supplier of precision sensors, systems, and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has introduced to the North American market two multi-channel connectors with onboard sensor and mold identification…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- On Thurs., Nov 8, 2012, MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and blended learning technology, and Air Academy Associates, a recognized leader in delivering client results through various improvement methodologies, will sponsor a one-day…
(Kistler: Novi, MI) -- Kistler, a manufacturer and worldwide supplier of precision sensors, electronic systems, and instrumentation for measuring pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has announced the availability of its lightweight miniature accelerometers for automotive component durability…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- At IMTS 2012, Mahr Federal, a manufacturer and marketer of dimensional metrology equipment, unveiled a revolutionary way to measure surfaces. Mahr Federal introduced a new Android app that allows users to measure common surface roughness parameters using their…
The Microscopy business group at Carl Zeiss presented a new technology at the annual meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, which took place Oct. 13–17, 2012, in New Orleans. The Lightsheet Z.1 provides biologists with a new method of imaging dynamic processes in living organisms.
Biologists…
(NICE: Ra'Anana, Israel) -- NICE Systems has announced the industry’s first mobile workforce optimization suite, which enables customer service managers and employees access to operational and personal data at any time, from anywhere, using their mobile phones or tablets. This set of applications…
(Newport Corp: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in lasers and photonics solutions that make, manage, and measure light, has acquired the products and technology of Vistek, a Tempe, Arizona-based manufacturer of advanced vibration isolation solutions. The new products will be offered…
(SAKOR: Atlanta) -- SAKOR Technologies, a recognized leader in high-performance dynamometer systems, will be exhibiting at the North American Automotive Testing Expo 2012 from October 23–25, 2012, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan. SAKOR will highlight many of its innovative…
(Steinbichler: Plymouth, MI) -- Steinbichler, developer, manufacturer, and marketer of optical measuring and sensor technology, will present its new, handheld laser scanner T-SCAN CS as well as the optical tracker T-TRACK CS in hall 8, stand L68, at EuroMold, Nov. 27–30, 2012, in Frankfurt, Germany…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Demonstrating that a company complies with International Standards is one way of creating confidence among regulators, consumers, suppliers, and other stakeholders. But how do we know that a certificate granted by one certification body is that same as that offered by another? Two…
(PIVOT Mgmt Consultants) -- TRIZ is a systematic method for innovation that greatly amplifies your creativity to solve problems by efficiently drawing upon the inventive principles and processes used by thousands of inventors across all disciplines. Companies that have used TRIZ report…
(LNS: Cambridge, MA) -- LNS Research’s latest report, “Measuring Cost of Quality as a Holistic Business Metric” provides executives and plant managers with a strong understanding of the cost of quality’s strengths as well as how companies can implement it into their operational excellence…
(eQuality Tech: Shelby Township, MI) -- eQuality Tech, the exclusive distributor for Solutionix in the Americas, announces the immediate availability of Rexcan CS+, the first fully automated 3D scanner to integrate a turntable with four degrees of freedom for simpler setup and more comprehensive…
(Visual Workplace: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc. introduces Gauge Marking Label—a simple and cost-effective means for machine operators to quickly identify gauge and inspection parameters and specifications.
Gauge Marking Label is perfect for error-proofing Go-No-Go gauges, pressure/…
(Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- Rapid and disruptive change threatens the adaptive capacity of organizations, along with the individuals and teams leading them. Based on more than a decade of global research and consulting, Joseph E. McCann and John W. Selsky outline five capabilities highly agile…
(SAKOR: Okemos, MI) -- SAKOR Technologies Inc., developer and manufacturer of automated test instrumentation, systems integration, and hybrid drivetrain testing, has designed and installed a complete turnkey hybrid and electric vehicle test system for UQM Technologies Inc., a developer and…
(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf Software Inc., developer of CAD, reverse engineering, and 3-D model-based inspection software, introduces complete manual coordinate measuring machine (CMM) retrofits that transform any manual CMM into a high performance 3D-model-based inspection system by adding…
(NVision: Coppell, TX) -- Purdue University’s Formula SAE team is utilizing NVision’s HandHeld laser scanner to pursue its goal of taking home a first-place trophy in the annual Formula SAE Competition. The team anticipates that reverse engineering data obtained by the HandHeld scanner will allow…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS International Inc., which develops and provides products and services on manufacturing intelligence and real-time enterprise quality, has released ProFicient 5, the latest version of its enterprise quality hub. ProFicient 5 is designed to deliver real-time…
